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10 Livres Syriennes
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Livre syrienne (1920-1947) |
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| Obverse description | Red-brown note with a central text panel carrying bilingual (French and Arabic) denomination inscriptions and the redemption clause 'Remboursable au porteur contre 200 Francs en chèque sur Paris', dated Beyrouth le 1er Juillet 1920. To the left, an intaglio vignette of a tall minaret tower rises above an ornate guilloche underprint, while the numeral '10' appears at upper right and lower left corners. Signature lines for the Administrator and the Director appear at lower centre, with a single manuscript signature visible below the Administrator title. |
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| Reverse description | Green and olive note centred on a large oval intaglio vignette of a Syrian coastal or riverside landscape with figures, boats, and a distant settlement rendered in fine engraved lines. The numeral '10' appears in large format at left and its Arabic equivalent at right, both set within ornate guilloche cartouches. The bank's Arabic title البنك السوري is inscribed at the top, with 'DIX LIVRES SYRIENNES' in letterpress along the lower margin, flanked by the abbreviated monogram 'B. SYR.' at each side. |
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